Basin and Drain Stop Assembly

ABSTRACT

A basin assembly includes a sink that has a bottom wall and a perimeter wall that is attached to and extends upwardly from the bottom wall. A drain opening extends through the bottom wall. A drain conduit is fluidly coupled to the drain opening. A stopper assembly is mounted in the drain conduit. A grip is positioned on a basin shelf adjacent to the sink and the grip is vertically actuatable with respect to the basin shelf. A lift rod is attached to and extends downwardly from the grip. A pivot rod is mechanically coupled to the stopper assembly and extends generally laterally away from the drain conduit. The pivot rod includes a primary rod that is attached to the stopper assembly. A secondary rod has a first end and a second end. The secondary rod is attached to the primary rod and to the lift rod.

BACKGROUND OF THE DISCLOSURE Field of the Disclosure

The disclosure relates to basin devices and more particularly pertains to a new basin device for controlling the draining of water from a basin.

SUMMARY OF THE DISCLOSURE

An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a sink that has a bottom wall and a perimeter wall that is attached to and extends upwardly from the bottom wall. A drain opening extends through the bottom wall. A drain conduit is fluidly coupled to the drain opening. A stopper assembly is mounted in the drain conduit and is actuated to a closed position closing the drain opening or an open position opening the drain opening. A grip is positioned on a basin shelf adjacent to the sink and the grip is vertically actuatable with respect to the basin shelf. A lift rod is attached to and extends downwardly from the grip. A pivot rod is mechanically coupled to the stopper assembly and extends generally laterally away from the drain conduit. The pivot rod includes a primary rod that is attached to the stopper assembly. The primary rod has a distal end with respect to the stopper assembly. A secondary rod has a first end and a second end. The secondary rod is attached to the primary rod and to the lift rod. The secondary rod is attached to the primary rod at an attachment point. The first end is positioned adjacent to the distal end. The second end is positioned adjacent to the lift rod. A combined length from the stopper assembly to the attachment point and from the attachment point to the lift rod is adjustable.

There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.

The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:

FIG. 1 is a right side cut-away view of a basin assembly according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 2 is an exploded view of an embodiment of the disclosure shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a right side cut-away view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 4 is an exploded view of the embodiment of FIG. 4 of the disclosure.

FIG. 5 is a right side cut-away view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 6 is an exploded view of the embodiment of FIG. 5 of the disclosure.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to FIGS. 1 through 6 thereof, a new basin device embodying the principles and concepts of an embodiment of the disclosure and generally designated by the reference numeral 10 will be described.

As best illustrated in FIGS. 1 through 6, the basin assembly 10 generally comprises a sink 11 that has a bottom wall 12 and a perimeter wall 13 that is attached to and extends upwardly from the bottom wall 12. The sink 11 may be of any conventional design. A drain opening 14 extends through the bottom wall 12 and a drain conduit 15 is fluidly coupled to the drain opening 14. The drain conduit 15 may be comprised of a rigid and fluid impermeable material.

A stopper assembly 16 is mounted in the drain conduit 15 and is actuated to a closed position closing the drain opening 14 or an open position opening the drain opening 14. A grip 17 is positioned on a basin shelf 18 adjacent to the sink 11. The grip 17 is vertically actuatable with respect to the basin shelf 18. The grip 17 may be comprised of a rigid material. The stopper assembly 16 and its actuation is generally conventional with respect to sink stoppers.

A lift rod 19 is attached to and extends downwardly from the grip 17. The lift rod 19 includes an upper portion 20 and a lower portion 21 that are attached together. The lower portion in FIG. 2, generally, 21 may comprise a strap 22 that includes a top end 23 and a bottom end 24. The top end 23 comprises a mount 25 that is U-shaped.

The mount 25 extends laterally away from the strap 22 and the mount 25 has a pair of first rod apertures 26 extending therethrough. Each of the first rod apertures 26 insertably receives the upper portion 20. The strap 22 has a plurality of second rod apertures 27 extending therethrough. The lower portion 21 is movable on the upper portion 20 to alter a height of the lift rod 19 by adjusting the position of the mount 25 on the upper portion 20. A securing member 28 may be provided to retain the strap 22 on the upper portion 20.

A pivot rod 29 is mechanically coupled to the stopper assembly 16 and the pivot rod 29 that extends generally laterally away from the drain conduit 15. As with conventional stopper assemblies, when the pivot rod 29 is actuated, the stopper assembly 16 is moved to either the open or closed position. The pivot rod 29 of FIGS. 1-4, generally, includes a primary rod 31 that is attached to the stopper assembly 16. The primary rod 31 has a distal end 32 with respect to the stopper assembly 16. The primary rod 31 may be comprised of a rigid material.

The pivot rod 29 of FIGS. 1-4, generally, also includes a secondary rod 33 that has a first end 34 and a second end 35. The secondary rod 33 is attached to the primary rod 31 and to the lift rod 19. The secondary rod 33 is attached to the primary rod 31 at a selectable attachment point. The first end 34 may be positioned adjacent to the distal end 32 and the second end 35 may be positioned adjacent to the lift rod 19.

A joint block 36 has a pair of attaching apertures 37 extending therethrough and each of the attaching apertures 37 extends through a front side 38 and a back side 39 of the joint block 36. The joint block 36 has a pair of retainer wells 40 each extending into a corresponding one of a top side 41 and bottom side 42 of the joint block 36. Each of the retainer wells 40 intersects with a corresponding one of the attaching apertures 37. A pair of threaded set retainers 43 may be provided to threadably engage an inner surface 44 of the retaining wells 40.

The primary rod 31 of FIGS. 1-4, generally, may be removably extended through one of the attaching apertures 37. The secondary rod 33 may be removably extended through the remaining one of the attaching apertures 37 having the second end 35 being directed toward the lift rod 19. The second end 35 may be directed through a selected one of the second rod apertures 27. Each of the set retainers 43 may retain the primary rod 31 and the secondary rod 33 in the each of the attaching apertures 37. A retaining clip 45 may be provided to retain the secondary rod 33 in the selected second rod aperture 27.

A pair of swivels 47 each has a shaft aperture 48 extending therethrough and the shaft aperture 48 extends through a forward side 49 and a rear side 50 of each of the swivels 47. Each of the swivels 47 has an insertion aperture 51 extending therethrough and each of the insertion apertures 51 extends through a first lateral side 52 and a second lateral side 53 of the each of the swivels 47. Each of the swivels 47 has a restraining well 54 extending into a lower side 55 of each of the swivels 47 and each of the restraining wells 54 intersects a corresponding one of the shaft apertures 48. A pair of threaded shaft retainers 56 may be provided and each of the shaft retainers 56 threadably engages a corresponding one of the restraining wells 54.

The lower portion of FIGS. 3-6, generally, may comprise a connecting rod 57 with a lift end 58 and a pivot end 59. The connecting rod 57 is threaded adjacent to the lift end 58. A pair of holding members 60 each has an extensive end 61. One of the holding members 60 is fixedly positioned on the connecting rod 44 closer to the pivot end 59 than the lift end 58. A remaining one of the holding members 60 threadably engages the lift end 58. Each of the extensive ends 61 is directed laterally away from the connecting rod 57 and each of the extensive ends 61 may be removably inserted into a corresponding one of the insertion apertures 51.

As shown in FIGS. 3-6, generally, one of the swivels 47 may be positioned at the selected attachment point on the upper portion 20 with the upper portion 20 extending through the shaft aperture 48. The swivel 47 may be retained on the upper portion 20 with one of the shaft retainers 56. A remaining one of the swivels 47 may be positioned at the selected attachment point on the secondary rod 33 having the second end 35 directed through a remaining one of the shaft apertures 48. The remaining one of the swivels 47 may be retained on the secondary rod 31 with the remaining one of the shaft retainers 56.

Each of the extensive ends 61 of FIGS. 3-6, generally, may be extended through corresponding ones of the insertion apertures 51 so the connecting rod 44 extends vertically between the upper portion 20 and the primary rod 31. A pair of fasteners 46 may be provided to retain each of the extensive ends 58 in a corresponding one of the insertion apertures 51.

The swivel 47 positioned on the upper portion of FIGS. 3-6, generally, 20 may include a lock 62 positioned around the corresponding one of the extensive ends. The lock 62 may frictionally engage the corresponding one of the first lateral sides 52 and the corresponding one of the holding members 57 to selectively prevent rotation of the extensive end 58 within the insertion aperture 51. A combined length from the stopper assembly 16 to the attachment point and from the attachment point to the lift rod 19 is adjustable. An angle formed by the primary rod 31 and the connecting rod 33 is adjustable.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, generally, the secondary rod 33 and the joint block 36 may be removed. One of the swivels 47 may be positioned at the selected attachment point on the upper portion 20 with the upper portion 20 extended through one of the shaft apertures 48. The upper portion 20 may be retained in the shaft aperture 48 with one of the shaft retainers 56. A remaining one of the swivels 47 may be positioned at the selected attachment point on the primary rod 31 with primary rod 31 extended through a remaining one of the shaft apertures 48. The primary rod 31 may be retained in the remaining shaft aperture 48 with a remaining one of the shaft retainers 56.

Each of the extensive ends 61 of FIGS. 5 and 6, generally, may be extended through corresponding ones of the insertion apertures 51 so the connecting rod 57 is positioned at a selected angle between the primary rod 31 and the upper portion 20. A pair of fasteners 46 may be provided to retain each of the extensive ends 58 in each of the insertion apertures 51. An angle formed by the primary rod 29 and the connecting rod 57 is adjustable. An angle formed by the upper portion 20 and the connecting rod 57 is adjustable.

In use, the secondary rod 33 is attached to the primary rod 31 with the joint block 36. The second end 35 is then directed through a selected second rod aperture 27. The strap 22 is removed and the connecting rod 57 may be connected between the upper portion and the secondary rod 33. The secondary rod 33 and the joint block 47 may be removed and the connecting rod 57 may be connected between the upper portion 20 and the primary rod 31 at an adjustable angle. The grip 17 may be vertically actuated to open and close the stopper assembly 16. Alternatively, the swivels 47 may be used as shown in FIGS. 3-6 to similarly connect together the stopper assembly to the grip.

With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.

Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. 

I claim:
 1. A basin assembly configured for receiving and draining water, said assembly comprising: a sink having a bottom wall and a perimeter wall being attached to and extending upwardly from said bottom wall, a drain opening extending through said bottom wall, a drain conduit being fluidly coupled to said drain opening; a stopper assembly being mounted in said drain conduit and being actuated to a closed position closing said drain opening or an open position opening said drain opening; a grip being positioned on a basin shelf adjacent to said sink, said grip being vertically actuatable with respect to said basin shelf; a lift rod being attached to and extending downwardly from said grip; a pivot rod being mechanically coupled to said stopper assembly and extending generally laterally away from said drain conduit, said pivot rod including; a primary rod being attached to said stopper assembly, said primary rod having a distal end with respect to said stopper assembly; a secondary rod having a first end and a second end, said secondary rod being attached to said primary rod and to said lift rod, said secondary rod being attached to said primary rod at an attachment point, said first end being positioned adjacent to said distal end, said second end being positioned adjacent to said lift rod, a combined length from said stopper assembly to said attachment point and from said attachment point to said lift rod being adjustable.
 2. The basin assembly according to claim 1, wherein an angle formed by said primary rod and said secondary rod is adjustable.
 3. The basin assembly according to claim 1, wherein an angle formed by said lift rod and said secondary rod is adjustable.
 4. The basin assembly according to claim 1, wherein said rod includes an upper portion and a lower portion being attached together, said lower portion being movable on said upper portion to alter a height of said lift rod.
 5. A basin assembly configured for receiving and draining water, said assembly comprising: a sink having a bottom wall and a perimeter wall being attached to and extending upwardly from said bottom wall, a drain opening extending through said bottom wall, a drain conduit being fluidly coupled to said drain opening; a stopper assembly being mounted in said drain conduit and being actuated to a closed position closing said drain opening or an open position opening said drain opening; a grip being positioned on a basin shelf adjacent to said sink, said grip being vertically actuatable with respect to said basin shelf; a lift rod being attached to and extending downwardly from said grip; a pivot rod being mechanically coupled to said stopper assembly and extending generally laterally away from said drain conduit, said pivot rod including; a primary rod being attached to said stopper assembly, said primary rod having a distal end with respect to said stopper assembly; a secondary rod having a first end and a second end, said secondary rod being attached to said primary rod and to said lift rod, said secondary rod being attached to said primary rod at an attachment point, said first end being positioned adjacent to said distal end, said second end being positioned adjacent to said lift rod, an angle formed by said primary rod and said secondary rod being adjustable.
 6. The basin assembly according to claim 5, wherein an angle formed by said lift rod and said secondary rod is adjustable.
 7. The basin assembly according to claim 5, wherein said rod includes an upper portion and a lower portion being attached together, said lower portion being movable on said upper portion to alter a height of said lift rod.
 8. The basin assembly according to claim 6, wherein said rod includes an upper portion and a lower portion being attached together, said lower portion being movable on said upper portion to alter a height of said lift rod.
 9. A basin assembly configured for receiving and draining water, said assembly comprising: a sink having a bottom wall and a perimeter wall being attached to and extending upwardly from said bottom wall, a drain opening extending through said bottom wall, a drain conduit being fluidly coupled to said drain opening; a stopper assembly being mounted in said drain conduit and being actuated to a closed position closing said drain opening or an open position opening said drain opening; a grip being positioned on a basin shelf adjacent to said sink, said grip being vertically actuatable with respect to said basin shelf; a lift rod being attached to and extending downwardly from said grip; a pivot rod being mechanically coupled to said stopper assembly and extending generally laterally away from said drain conduit, said pivot rod including; a primary rod being attached to said stopper assembly, said primary rod having a distal end with respect to said stopper assembly; a secondary rod having a first end and a second end, said secondary rod being attached to said primary rod and to said lift rod, said secondary rod being attached to said primary rod at an attachment point, said first end being positioned adjacent to said distal end, said second end being positioned adjacent to said lift rod, a combined length from said stopper assembly to said attachment point and from said attachment point to said lift rod being adjustable, an angle formed by said primary rod and said secondary rod being adjustable, an angle formed by said lift rod and said secondary rod being adjustable; and said lift rod including an upper portion and a lower portion being attached together, said lower portion being movable on said upper portion to alter a height of said lift rod. 